Watch the satan bug movie trailers, exclusive videos, interviews from the cast, movie clips and more at. This film was released in 1965 and the bluray dvd restores the color and sound to original. The satan bug 1965 the movie title stills collection. Before kino lorbers new highdef bluray, home video audiences were stuck with mgms poor manufacturedupondemand dvd, enhanced for widescreen but up. The main flaw of the satan bug is that it strains so hard for subtlety in its storytelling that it ultimately offers too little to occupy an audience. The satan bug 1965 stream and watch online moviefone. The satan bug is a 1965 american crime science fiction suspense film from united artists, produced and directed by john sturges, that stars george maharis.
I had read the book when i saw this, and i think i transferred much of the tension of the book to the screen subconsciously. The screenplay by james clavell and edward anhalt was loosely based on the 1962 novel of the same name by alistair maclean, written under the pseudonym ian stuart. The first theory is that one of the nasty germs has gotten free and killed several scientists. Star george maharis is a colorless leading man but vets richard. The satan bug concerns the theft of a synthetic plague codenamed the satan bug from the mordon microbiological research establishment, a topsecret british research.
The satan bug is a very competent treatment of a cbw chemical and biological warfare nightmare scenario. Movie typography from the satan bug 1965, directed by john sturges, starring george maharis, richard basehart, anne francis, dana andrews, john larkin home 19201924. The similarities may be coincidental, but even ian fleming graded such things in steps. Alarms start flashing all the way from california to washington when station 3, a topsecret, ultrahighsecurity research facility, is broken into and a group of flasks containing two deadly. The satan bug is a firstperson narrative thriller novel written by scottish author alistair maclean. See the article in its original context from april 15, 1965. The satan bug 1965 is one of the first science fiction scores in jerry goldsmiths career, the predecessor of such landmarks as planet of the apes, the illustrated man, the mephisto waltz, capricorn one and alien it is also a recording long thought to be lost, and that is in some ways. It was also one of the first espionage films to follow the lead of the wildly popular james bond films that set the tone for actionadventure films of the 60s and early 70s. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
John sturges 1965 film flaunts cold war thrills and strangelovian plot turns worthy of an alistair maclean novel which is just where the story came from. A germ that could destroy life on earth is stolen from a. It is interesting as a early run on robert wises the andromeda strain which it resembles more than a little. The satan bug soundtrack cd details and availability. The first theory is that one of the germs has been released and killed several scientists. The satan bug 1965 is one of the first science fiction scores in jerry goldsmiths career, the predecessor of such landmarks as planet of the apes, the illustrated man, the mephisto waltz, capricorn one and alien it is also a recording long thought to be lost, and that is in some ways still trueplease see below.
Guns of navarone or far more frequent misses nearly all others ive watched. The satan bug is a 1962 science fictionmystery novel by alistair maclean, he of the guns of navarone and where eagles dare fame. The satan bug 1965 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The satan bug 1965 is a science fiction film in which a us government germ warfare lab has had an accident. View cd page at fsm site more details archival edition containing sound effectsplease read carefully. Maclean wrote it under the pseudonym ian stuart, but subsequent publications give his real name. A germ that could destroy life on earth is stolen from a biological warfare lab and the thief threatens to release it into the open, prompting a security officer to act. Not one of director sturges better efforts, this science fiction thriller has maharis as a former government agent called in to investigate. The satan bug is set set in the middle of the last century, so you have to come in to the read with that in mind. The satan bug 1965 movies based on alistair macleans novels tend to be either rare hits e.
With george maharis, richard basehart, anne francis, dana andrews. Staring george maharis, richard basehart, dana andrews and anne francis. The satan bug 1965 cast and crew special agent lee barrett george maharis joins forces with ann williams anne francis, a generals daughter, to recover a biological weapon stolen from a. Picture is razorsharp for the most part and the bright, vivid color scheme is nicely represented. The price for uncovering the secret of the satan bug comes high your life the satan bug 1965 is a science fiction film in which a us government germ warfare lab has had an accident. The satan bug 1965 changes the movie database tmdb. Display as images display as list make and model make and year year category importancerole date added new ones first episode appearance ep. Review of the 1965 movie the satan bug, based on the alistair maclean novel. Despite the looming threat of worldwide extinction, the storyline never takes off because it is so limited in scope that the grandeur of. Somebody steals from a defense fortress a flask of the deadliest bugs ever developed. The big fear is that a more virulent strain, named the satan bug because all life can be killed off by it should it escape, may have been stolen.
It was originally published in 1962 under the pseudonym ian stuart. The big fear is that a more virulent strain, named the. For all the talented people who worked on or in the satan bug, a. The satan bug brings a talented cast the new york times. Its a typically solid sturges production with prime work from cinematographer robert surtees and composer jerry goldsmith. And the sidelines are populated by a group of flustered scientists richard basehart, simon oakland, harold gould and administrators john larkin, john. But most of all dont miss the film version 1965 loosely based on this novel by mr. Download the satan bug soundtrack by jerry goldsmith genre.
George maharis is there to try to track down the baddies, as is anne forbidden planet francis. To ask other readers questions about the satan bug, please sign up. The nature of the threat involved and the way media and communications work feels almost alien in this modern age of 24hour news channels and social networks. The satan bug does indeed appear to lift the basic premise and more from the littleseen germ warfare thriller counterblast, a british film from 1948. The satan bug soundtrack 1965 the moviemusic store. Released 1965, the satan bug stars georgemaharis, richardbasehart, annefrancis, danaandrews the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 54 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic.
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